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Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
by Tim Butcher
When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M.
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Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart Summary
When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers. Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.
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Sku
GOR000906641
Title
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Author
Tim Butcher
Condition
Very Good
Binding type
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Year published
2008-01-03
Number of pages
384
ISBN 10
0099494280
ISBN 13
9780099494287
Prizes
Short-listed for Dolman Best Travel Book of the Year Award 2008 Short-listed for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008
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